Potty training question

What is actually a normal age for potty training? We had a friend who lived with us whose son was almost 3 and not potty trained, which I thought was a little late. Then my granddaughter turned 3 at the end of August and is still in diapers. She had been using the potty with some regularity for the last month or two but then got sick and had a setback.

Both of their parents are separated and I wonder if going back and forth, and the differences in consistency in potty training might have something to do with it.

Usually by 3 they should be potty trained-at least during the day. Night time training can take a while longer.

I started having DD sit on potty around 20 months when she started to "show interest". At daycare they put her on the potty every hour, sometimes she pees sometimes she doesn't. The hardest part for me to get DD to tell us when she has to go, she's still young but she's trying :) My goal is to be diaper free by 3 (in July)

My mom said when she had me it was a sign of a bad mother if your kid wasn't completely trained by 18 months (Sanctimommies in the 80s lol)

My daughter was completely trained, no accidents etc by 3. It was a huge focal point of age 2 for us. My ex and I were still together at that point but both worked full time and I was also in school. Luckily our babysitters were quite co-operative and helped out.

My sister is 4, she is potty trained but has accidents still quite often. Some kids relapse when they have new siblings... there are so many factors. Past 3 sounds late to me for not having a child trained but I understand it isn't always a walk in the park.

Things like this tend to go in cycles, depending on childrearing attitudes and the methods people use. Now it's typical for kids to be potty training up until they turn 4 (especially boys). Two is sort of the lower limit. I think that potty training has been extended by widespread use of pull-ups.

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My DD really started potty training at around 28 months and we never went back to diapers. She still uses nighttime pull-ups (she's 38 months) but most children aren't night time potty trained until older.

Every child is diff, deff changing routines affects them, when they are ready they will start telling you to change their diper as soon as they feel wet, of course you can't have a 6 yr old in dipers unless the child has some type if medical problem, you will know your child better than anyone so your the only one who can tell when is time.